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Friday, August 28, 2015

As of tomorrow it would be two months since my last post...I just couldn't let that happen :) Good thing I have some news to share...I JUST SIGNED UP FOR MY FIRST POST-BABY RACE!

A good idea? Probably not.

Will I be ready? I think so.

Am I excited? Of course!

Am I nervous? I walked away from the computer twice to give myself time to think it through some more, because, somehow, the last three weeks wasn't enough time to stew over it.

So, it's not like the old days, running ultras all willy nilly. While I will be biting off slightly more than I can chew, it's much more low key than in the past. I will be running the Xterra Trail Run 21k (half marathon) in Ogden, UT on September 20th. It'll be a birthday present to myself :) I did a bunch of Xterra races back when I lived in Chicago and always enjoyed the low key nature of their events. I'm not sure how this event will stack up, especially since it's the national championship race ;) No, I'm not competing, and anyone can sign up and run. I just want to run trails and be surrounded by other super excited runners. It has been TOO LONG. And these will be all new-to-me trails. Yay. My friends Beth, Betsy, and Tom are also running, so that was really the main selling point :)

I've been doing a fair bit of road running with E in the jogging stroller and hiking whilst wearing said baby, but I've also done a fair bit of not running...easy to do with a four month old babe and fully renovated priority list. Speaking of, how cute is this?!

Really stinking cute, that's how cute

Yesterday, I took Cadence up Millcreek Canyon and we ran to Dog Lake for the first time this year (and Cadence's first time ever). It was a glorious, glorious 6.2 mile trail run and it felt AMAZING. That's when I decided to put on my big girl pants and just sign up for the race already. It's sort of incredible what the body remembers and while I make no claims to having near the fitness I had pre-pregnancy, my legs have done a darn good job remembering how to run. And Cadence is a really awesome off-leash running partner. Come to think of it, this was our first time running together!

I start back to work part-time next week and I'm both excited and nervous. Nervous because it's going to be weird not having a tiny human attached to my person all day long, and because new things always make me nervous :) Such is life.

I have big dreams of a 100 mile run next fall, but we shall see. Best laid plans... For now, half marathon in the mountains it is!

Quotes and Musings

"What we get from this adventure is just sheer joy. And joy is, after all, the end of life. We do not live to eat and make money. We eat and make money to be able to enjoy life. That is what life means and what life is for." ~ George Mallory, 1922

"There is a reason in every race to finish it or to quit early; it's a matter of what you choose. I believe the choice you take out there is the choice you're going to take in every aspect of life." ~ Perry Edinger

"Your outlook on life is a direct reflection of how much you like yourself." ~ Lululemon

"If you start to feel good during an ultra, don't worry, you'll get over it." ~Thibeault

"The core of a man's spirit comes from new experiences." ~Chris McCandless

"Circumstance has no value. It is how one relates to a situation that has value. All true meaning resides in the personal relationship to a phenomenon, what it means to you." ~Chris McCandless

Must Reads

"Life of Pi" Yann Martel

"No Shortcuts to the Top" Ed Viesturs

"Omnivore's Dilemma" Michael Pollan

"The Alchemist" Paulo Coehlo

"Crossing to Safety" Wallace Stegner

"Merle's Door" Ted Kerasote

"The Way of the Peaceful Warrior" Dan Millman

"Running Through The Wall: Personal Encounters with the Ultramarathon" Neal Jamison

"Buddha" Deepak Chopra

"Into The Wild" John Krakauer

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